Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical

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AUTOMATA in collaboration with IBEX Puppetry Presents:

Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical

at The VELASLAVASAY PANORAMA For further information: (213) 746-2166

1122 WEST 24TH STREET or email automata-la@sbcglobal.net

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90007

www.panoramaonview.org

Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical: Have you ever gone too far for love? That is the question Marsian & Company pose in this new puppet musical in which an aging socialite grows fur and claws in hopes of recapturing the attention of her philandering game hunter husband. (Note: This production is for adult audiences)

January 28th – 31st, 2010
Thursday –Sunday
8 p.m. nightly

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Tickets: $15 General, $12 Seniors and Students

Tickets are available online at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/95650

Automata, in collaboration with Ibex Puppetry, presents Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical, conceived and performed by Los Angeles-based puppet artist, chanteuse, and high-art drag personality, Marsian. Bride of Wildenstein – the Musical revolves around an aging socialite who grows fur and claws in hopes of recapturing the attention of her philandering game hunter husband. Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical investigates the idea of the grotesque through the story of one woman’s personal struggle, losing her sense of self as her marriage dissolves. In her desperation, she takes drastic measures to reinvent herself, including a series of surgical procedures to become more cat-like. Although, Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical is loosely inspired by tabloid accounts of the real life “cat woman”, Jocelyn Wildenstein, it remains solely a work of fiction. In Bride of Wildenstein – the Musical, Marsian gently turns the abrasive glare of the mirror onto the face of the audience and poses the question, Have you ever gone too far for love?

Bride of Wildenstein – The Musical features tragic-comedic book and lyrics by long-time writing duo Marsian and P.J. McWhiskers, original music that creates a quirky and intimate cabaret-like atmosphere composed and performed by Josh Senick, eerie mood lighting by Brandon Baker, and innovative transformational costumes co-designed by Lee Frank Perez Vargas and Hunter Wells.

“If you’re a fan of the glee-fully debauched Rocky Horror picture show or the irreverent humor of South Park then you’re doubtlessly in for a treat.” – Katie Ball, 89.9 FM WCUF, Orlando FL

Reservations are strongly suggested. There will be limited seating for each show.

Tickets are $15 for General Admission, or $12 for students, seniors or members of Automata or The Velaslavasay Panorama.

AUTOMATA is a Los Angeles nonprofit organization committed to the creation, presentation, and preservation of puppet and object theater, experimental film, pre-cinematic attractions, and other lost or neglected forms. Formed in 2004 by Los Angeles artists Janie Geiser and Susan Simpson, Automata presents intimate performances of original work, screenings of contemporary and historical films, lectures, installations, and exhibitions in a variety of public and private spaces in the Los Angeles area. Heather Henson’s IBEX PUPPETRY is an entertainment company dedicated to promoting the fine art of puppetry in all of its various mediums, nurturing work for a myriad of venues including stage, film, and gallery. THE VELASLAVASAY PANORAMA is an exhibition hall, theatre and garden dedicated to the production and presentation of unusual visual experiences, including those of the 360-degree variety.

This performance was made possible in part through funding from The Durfee Foundation ARC (Artist’s Resource for Completion) Grant.



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